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McCain the Raging Hypocrite

So I have CNN on in the background while I'm working (the constant loop of daytime stories is generally easy to ignore...sorry CNN), when they cut to part of McCain's town hall meeting in Philadelphia (?). 

I heard these two snippets within less than a few minutes of each other (I might not be quoting exactly, the video isn't available yet 'cause I think the meeting is still going on):

1)  "I don't think the people of Pennsylvania are bitter" (essentially re-hashing the bits and pieces of "bittergate" - old news, old man!)

2) "We need to move away from soundbite politics.  I want to hear more full quotes coming from the media - in context!"

So, what McCain the hypocrite is saying is, it's important to look to context and understand the full meaning of a statement, not just an abbreviation of what was actually said...unless it's something Obama said, in which case soundbites, or maybe only a key word or two, are just fine.  I guess McCain didn't really expect to be held to his "Straight Talk" standard.

Either that, or he was having another "senior moment" and forgot he referred to the context-free "bitter" soundbite two minutes prior.

I'll keep checking for the video and will post more exact quotations when I have them...feel free to add them if you spot them first.


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Here is absolute proof of McCain's
complete hypocrisy.


Senator McCain declares mission accomplished. Says there is no reason to set deadlines for withdrawal. We should get our Troops out now. He says that we should not engage in nation building or staying until law and order is established. We should not stay because it would put our Troops in danger of being killed or captured, and would only help the terrorists. He said that he does not believe that it would harm our global prestige if we withdrew all our Troops now. He strongly urges that we do so.

This is not a joke folks: Senator McCain said all that.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TFKXHiefs

This isn't worth it's own blog so I'm gonna add it here - just some McCain the Senile fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XpFb6n7-Yo

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